16:10 Ayr

Sunday 7 July 2024

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Summer Mile Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 39.79s

(6)

Regheeb¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: O J Orr| T: A Watson| OR: 91| D

11/2

Below form eighteenth of 29 in handicap (33/1) at Royal Ascot (8f, firm) 18 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 158-230

(7)

Nikovo³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 87| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good, 3/1) 37 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 0-11314

(4)

Benacre¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 87

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 10 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. No forlorn hope.

Form: 9-30038

(5)

Diamondonthehill⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: D Nolan| T: M Dods| OR: 87| D

10/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 10/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 50 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2547-71

(8)

Abduction²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 87| C

6/1

Course winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good to firm, 18/1) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more required.

Form: 21-0039

(3)

Titan Rock^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 84| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Latest win at Thirsk in May. 7/1, last of 14 in handicap at York (8.8f, soft) 22 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4-39910

(9)

Dawn Of Liberation^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81| D

17/2

It's now 15 runs since his last win in 2022 and he came in a below-form ninth of 17 in handicap (18/1) at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 424869

(10)

Little Empire³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: A McCann| OR: 69| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, evens) 33 days ago, nearest finish. Can make his presence felt despite being 2 lb "wrong" in the weights.

Form: 741315

Non-Runners

(1)

Elim¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: E Bethell J: Non Runner

(2)

Cavallo Pazzo²⁴⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: D Bourke J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Nikovo (7/2), Elim (7/2), Little Empire (9/2), Regheeb (11/2), Benacre (6/1), Abduction (6/1), Dawn Of Liberation (17/2), Titan Rock (17/2), Diamondonthehill (10/1), Cavallo Pazzo (10/1)

ELIM didn't enjoy the rub of the green when sixth in a big-field Royal Ascot handicap last time and can confirm herself handily weighted by resuming winning ways. Thirsk-scorer Diamondonthehill could emerge as the chief threat to Ed Bethell's low-mileage 4-y-o, with C&D scorer Nikovo appealing as the pick of the remainder for minor honours.